Table 4.
Hip cases (n = 212)an (%) | Knee cases (n = 612)an (%) | Fisher's exact test P-value | |
---|---|---|---|
If offered hip/kneeb replacement surgery, would you accept the operation? | |||
Yes, as soon as possible | 15/145 (10.3) | 53/461 (11.5) | |
Maybe in the future | 104/145 (71.7) | 311/461 (67.5) | 0.66 |
No, definitely not | 26/145 (17.9) | 97/461 (21.0) | |
IF YES, would you be prepared to go to another country for the operation? | |||
Yes | 5/15 (67.7) | 22/50 (44.0) | |
No | 10/15 (33.3) | 28/50 (56.0) | 0.56 |
Do you know anybody who has had a total hip/knee replacement? | |||
Yes | 125/146 (85.6) | 250/449 (55.7) | |
No | 21/146 (14.4) | 199/449 (44.3) | <0.001 |
Do you think that total hip/knee replacement operations are generally: | |||
Very successful | 51/149 (34.2) | 84/448 (18.8) | |
Fairly successful | 70/149 (47.0) | 179/448 (40.0) | |
Not successful | 0/149 (0.0) | 11/448 (2.5) | |
Not sure | 28/149 (18.8) | 174/448 (38.8) | |
Denominators are indicated where missing values exist for a question.
In all cases ‘hip/knee’ refers to hip joint for the hip cases and knee joint for the knee cases.